Automatic horse and cattle water-bowl.



P, AB CHEEVERS.

AUTOMATG HORSE ND CATTLE WATER BDWL,

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Be it known that-I, 'PHILIP Ciinnvnns, subject of the King of'Great Britain, and a res ie" ci the city' 'oi' Londorn'in the county oi l'iiiddlesex, the Province of Ontario, fanada, have .invented a new and useful Automatic Horse and Cattle Water-Bowl, of which the following' a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a siinpie, strong and durable bowl or'vessel,

that will not hefliaole yto get out of repair, that wili 'be inexpensive to inanui'acture,'that will easily", instantly and cheaply provide vwaterfior animals, particularly vfor horses and cattle, and'one that Will'autoniatically suppiy the Water as the animal is drinking, and that lwill automatically shutioil the-Water the instant that the animal stops drinking, and this invention consists of the improved 'construction and novel combination of parts,

` as will he `hereinaftery fully described andcimmed-reference being .had tothe accornf anying drawings forming part 'of thissp'ecimation, wherein:-

Figure' 1 is a side view-of a horse and cattle Water hovsi embodying. my invention. In this Viewgthe Water receiving' 'howl or recep tacie is shown in section, Fig. 2 is' a plan View of saine. in this View'the Water 'supfpiy pipe, the Valve and valve chamber are removed. Eig. 3- isa detail cross sectional View of the Water snpply pipe and'yalve and -spring'chamhers, illustrating the operative` parts containedtherein.

in the accompany-'in drawings: the -nunieral 1t) indicates a Wa i plate, postor other fixed support, 1'1 a spring chamber, and 12- a plate securedthereto, through Which,screws 13 or otherfastening' means extend to rigidly and firmly secure said spring chamber to said ,Wali plate or post 10.

a indicates. a valve seat in thefup er end and 15 a short narrow openingforme in the specific-ation :if-.Letters Patent] ,Application filed. ctobex' 21, 1997. Serial-No. 898,529.

'to resten and clasp the Fulcrum 17.

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tween said plate 19 and shoulders, a, formed on the interior face oi' said spring chamber '11 21 indicates wings formed on .the valve rod '18 to hold or guide said valve rod-1S in positionas it is adjusted Vertici-illy,I

22 designates avalve formed preferably of rubber, but it'may be formed of .any other suitable materiahfwhich 'Valve is adjustable on the upper screnhthreaded 'end (b) of said y Valve rod 18, .and 423 indicates a nut Ialso adjustable on said upper screxif-threaded end 'A'rnrrr (il). of said valve rodl l18, for the purpose of firmly and securely holding said 'valve 22 at the position to which itniay be adjusted on said Valve rod 18.'.

24 designates an arm or leverprovided ."ith `a notch or slot (c), in the underside thereof, which notch is fitted to and adaptpd T 1e inner end oi which arinor lever 24 when in its horizontal 'position-shown by solid line Fig, 1, .is adapted to rest 'against the underside ofthe plate 19 on the lower end of the Valve rod l 18.

25 indicates a disk in which perforations (d) 'are orined, and said disk 25 is soldered to or otherwise secured to said arm or lever 24.

26 indicates the valve chamber, connected lto the upper end of the spring chamber 11,

and 27 the'water supply pipe or tubecon- -nec'tedto theupper end or the-valve cnam-- ber 26.

30 indicates the Waterhowl or receptacle y Whichis secured to the wall plate or post 10' by the set screws 29.A The Waterhowl or receptacle 30 is formed 'with round corners (e) at the side and bottom edges, as shown in Figs.' 1g and '2, so that it may be drawn if required,but it -may he formed in anyother suitable way, and with a bead Wire 31 around the upper edge and particularly at 'the lhack Where itabuts against the Wall plate .or post 10 to stili'en and strengthen it, so that 1t will he strong and durable although made of.

light and thin material. i

'When lplacing this deyii'fe in pos1t1on the Water bowl or receptacle 25() is firmly secu-.red

to the Wall plate or post lo hy thc screws 29; i

theispring chamber 11 with its attachments is then projected down into the howl 3U until l the `securing'or supporting late' 12 ahuts against the upper-edge of sai bowl 30, said. spring chamber 111 is then firmly secured 1n 't is'position, byv projecting the screws 13 throu h screviT holes in seid supporting plate 12 an into the Wall post or plate'lO. When im i or' the lever 24 projected through the slot or opening 15 between the lugs lo', vand under the plate 19, until the notch or slot (c), in the lower edge or side oi' said lever 24 clasps the fulcruin or pivot pin 17. the water is supplied by the animal pressing its nose on the dish 25, which pressure adjusts it and the outer end ol the lever 24, to the lower position shownby dot-ted line in Vrig. 1, and compresses the spring 20, this raises the inner end oi' said leverQel, and the valve rod 1S and valve 'l2 oli the seat lll, and permits a supply ol water to pass into the bowl or receptacle 30 as long as the animal is drinking,

out oi the bowl, the resilience or the spring 2U, lowers the inner end and raises the outer when so arranged E j manner oi.4 assemblage without departing lroin vthe 4spirit 'or this invention,

Having thus described my invention, l clarin: l. In a device oi' the class described, th

combination el' a bowl, a support to which the bowl is iirlnly secured, a spring chamber extending into the bowl and secured to said support, a valve chamber' secured to the up per end oi' said spring chamber, awa-ter supply pipe connected to said valve chamber, a valve. rod in said spring chamber extending into the valve chamber and provided on its lower end with a head, a valve adjustablym mounted on the rod within the valve chainber, lugs carried by the spring chamber at l the lower end thereof, a ulcruin pin carried but the instant that. the annual takes its nose end ot' said lever 24 anddish to the position shown by solid line in 1, the valve rod 18 and valve 22 is lowered at the saine time on the valve seatfll and shuts oli` the Water supply. By adjusting the lever 2e and disk 25 to the upper position, shown by dotted line in liig. 1, or removing it altogether from the bowl 3 0, the latter may be readily and easily cleaned. out.

The prac-tical advantages ola device con structed as described are, thatan automatic water bowl or receptacle is provided which is not cut in any way or otherwise injured or weakened in ordcr to adjust the automatic water supply' apparatus in proper relation thereto, at the saine time a siiirple, strong, durable and inexpensive device is supplied and one that will not'be liable to get out oi repair, one that may be readily and easily cleaned out, one in whi'fh the water may l e easily, instantly and cheaply supplied to horses and cattle by siinply placing their nose in the bowl, while drinking, and one in which the water supply is sluit olf the instant the animal stops driniring and takes its nose outI o'l' the bowl.

Vfhile in ie ,':iwings forming part o'l`Y this g specification, there is illfiistrated one 'l'oiin oi L construction, embodying this invention, which is pre'lerrei-l, it is understood that the elements therein shown may be yvaried'or changed as to shape, proportion, and exact presence of the oi the spring chamber, and a periforateddislr carried by said'lever, substantially .is described. i

2. in a device o'l the type described, a water-reeeiving bowl, a support therefor, a spring chamber secured toffkthe support andl ...xtending into said bowl, lugs carried by said chamber at the lower end thereof, i leve. Ylulcrunied in seid lugs `with its rear end projecting into the spring chamber at the lower end or the latter, a perforated plate carried by said .lever cut away in its rear edge to clear the spring chaniber and perniit swinging inovenient oi the plate and lever, a valve chainber connected to theupper end ol said spring chamber, a water supply pipe connected to the upper end ofl said valve charnber, a valve rod in the spring chamber e.\'- tending into the valve-chamber and having a head on its lower end engaged by the rear end of said lever, a valve adjust ably-mounted on said rod, and a spring on the rod lor normally holding the valve seated on the upper end o' the spring chamber.

In testimony whereof, I have signed in the two undersigned witnesses. PHILIP A. (IHEEYERS.

yWitnesses:

P. J. EDMUNDS, A. L. MILLER* 

